Mods

[Guppy35]

What Soulyss said.

I'd be embarrassed if i had to be babysat and have someone else remind me to keep my mouth in check.  What's even funnier, is you can't blame it on a slip of the tongue as it's typed and that means you thought it then typed it.

And why is it every time I see the heading "Mods"   I want to say "Rockers"?

[CAP1]

You're nuts...argumentum ad argumentum.

no i'm not. i've been pulled over enough in the distant past. the police would even make comments about people not even slowing down as i was getting written up. the only thing i do, is to move over a lane so as to give the cop room to move about near the car he's stopped. if it looks like he's just about done, and i'm speeding, then i slow down.......

[Changeup]

Agreed.  The "mute-everyone-who-deserves-it-or-don't-mute-anyone-at-all" syndrome that keeps popping up on these boards is ridiculously impractical.  The mod may not have been logged on when the flame-fest first began, he may have missed some of the trash talk scrolling by on the buffer, he may be trying to make a distinction between actual foul language and merely unpleasant talk.  AND he's trying to play the game, too.  I can tell you that virtually every time I've muted someone I've gotten this kind of complaint from the muted player and from his friends.

As many have already pointed out, the solution is simple enough.  Don't participate in the trash talk and you won't get muted.  It isn't rocket science.

- oldman

I suppose one could argue the exceptions and not the rules....come on guys...you got me...I'm done with this one, lol.

[Delirium]

More mods is not the answer, far far more common sense is the answer.  

Unfortunately, common sense in Aces High is not a common virtue. Until then, we need more moderators.

[sky25]

FLS, I have to disagree.  All parties involved in these cuss fests should muted entire.  I was pm'd by vEAST the other night for merely vultching him.  His CO endorses this behavior so his whoke squad should be treated the same everytime Dallas or East start in.  Sooner or later, those types will realize to stop it.

Here we go, turn it into a Devils "V" Brigade smack down!!! If you have a problem with something that was said to you, why dont you report it? Instead, you say nothing and wait for a thread about Moderators to bring this up...

You guys are always complaining about someone that PM's you, yet you fail to report it. Instead you put them up on the BBS to complain. I have several screen shots of my text buffer when some guys sends a nasty PM over something. I do not mention their names on the BBS.. Without film or screen shots, it never happened..

[TequilaChaser]

hope you don't mind the small edit I did to your post Fugitive

I think that HTC should also step up their muting policy, with  a server message on 200 saying so and so has been muted. If more people "see" that activness of the mods it might help some people to NOT step over the line.

Muting, either auto or mod initiated should be announced to the arena.

+10 for public shaming and possible deterrent

as Fugitive and ImADot posted..... heck yeah

+ 100 for public SYSTEM Message of who has been warned or muted and maybe even give a short descriptive reason of such punishment...

I think this would go a long way

then again..... I could see it now.. everyone else chiming in with their rib-cutting remarks and laughing at any individual whose name might pop up......

but if others did such dumbfounded remarks or reactions. give them the same treatment.....

I believe it would soon curtail the situation sooner than later.......

and bring out a 3 Strike rule...... if a person gets his gameid plastered in a SYSTEM MESSAGE for being warned or muted 3 times with in a week, he automatically loses his/her text/vox privs for another whole week, automatically......

and also, I wish for HTC to build in a triggering switch in the game/FE to where if the game detects any 3rd party voice software running at same time as Aces high, it auto-removes them from the online arenas...... if they try to circumvent it by logging in the voice program after AH or before either way. the game will disconnect you from the servers......

then see how people will react when they can't have no speech/vox at all, if their name pops up on the list of  stoolies that have tripped the 3 strike rule....

[Delirium]

+ 100 for public SYSTEM Message of who has been warned or muted and maybe even give a short descriptive reason of such punishment...

That is a good idea... I can see it now.

SYSTEM: LOUDMOTH has been muted by the moderator.

[The Jekyll]

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[FLS]

The point of muting is stopping unacceptable behavior. There is no need to embarrass the customer.

[RufusLeaking]

It has been frustrating to me personally over these last few years to see such low quality character behavior from such a wide and diverse group of people.  The culture of smack talk and the pride taken by so many in its application on internet forums and in MMO games, especially this game, is a truly regrettable phenomenon.

I dove into the Forum mudslinging with both feet when I started. I regret it now. I came to my senses when it got to the point of getting ready for a fist fight.

Over a game?  Was I nuts?

Since then, I have tried to keep things in perspective. This is a fun social activity.

would you take a position as a mod, if everyone knew you were one?

I wouldn’t take a moderator position under any circumstance.

The best we can hope for fair application of standards.

[JUGgler]

After reading replies I agree with most, maybe I should have said

"If you're gonna mute 1 person for trading jabs on 200" then how about muting ALL involved with said jabbing, as they all are complicit in the continued antagonizing !



 


JUGgler

[AWwrgwy]

I've never been muted But I would also like to know who the mods are...

Can we start chanting

"Reveal the Mods"

*looks for rock to throw*

The best reason right there for anonymity.

Not trying to cause a problem I just think it should be fair and ATM it seems not to be IMO. I was PMd by several peeps with suprise that I was muted for what I had texted, so it is not just me who is thinking this! More mods may be the ticket!

Would be no issue for me IF the instigator had been muted along with me <-- this being my main point!


 



JUGgler

Are you sure you didn't get mass .report muted by design of a group of like minded, banded together, individuals  ?


wrongway

[TequilaChaser]

The point of muting is stopping unacceptable behavior. There is no need to embarrass the customer.

FLS, I would initially agree with your statement

but it seems it has gotten to the point that some don't care that they get muted or whatever..... they repeat the offense over and over..... least that is how it is looking by all these different mods  threads popping up on these boards more and more frequently these days...

so I figured it should be just like your local nwspaper..... the local paper here reports every small infraction regardless if it is a simple speeding ticket to writing a check that bounces it seems..... ( yes I am exaggerating a wee bit there .... but it is more truth  than not )

I maybe a little over the limit with that extra stuff I typed about the "triggering switch" and 3rd part vox software.... but it only take 1 to 2 people minimal to disrupt the entertainment for the many ( many being 10 to 850 )......

and this group will never realize or might be just to lazy to .squelch gameid  anyone disrupting their fun........ not gonna happen, except for only a few who are willing to use the feature.....

anyhows.. we all have our views and suggestions for a fix.... I am sure HTC will do it how they see fit to the betterment for HTC and all community members

[JUGgler]

The best reason right there for anonymity.

Are you sure you didn't get mass .report muted by design of a group of like minded, banded together, individuals  ?


wrongway

Didn't think of this,  maybe a squad thing


lol


JUGgler

[AWwrgwy]

Didn't think of this,  maybe a squad thing


lol


JUGgler

You got the  .   

I don't know how Mod muting works, but I would assume you would get a warning first.

You probably should have addressed the issue to HTC, Inc. instead of airing it out here.


wrongway